Zidane & Friends Canadian Soccer Tour

Soccer Legend Zinedine Zidane and Top European Players to take on Vancouver AllStar Team

SATURDAY, JULY 4th, 2009
BC PLACE STADIUM – VANCOUVER, BC
DOORS: 7:00 PM
GAME: 8:00PM

TICKETS ON SALE
THURSDAY, MAY 7TH @ 10:00AM

Ticketmaster Outlets – charge by phone 604-280-4400
Or buy online at http://www.ticketmaster.ca
Tickets $29, $49, $79, & $99
(Plus service charges)
** RESERVED SEATING**

Top European Players to Accompany Zidane
Vancouver-based soccer club, Adlani Soccer Ltd, announced today that French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane and a group of renowned European soccer players are coming to Canada to play a series of rare exhibition games, including Vancouver. The Zidane & Friends Canadian Soccer Tour features 15 soccer greats personally selected by Zidane himself, including Alessandro Costacurta, Franco Baresi, Ludovic Giuly, Samuel Eto’o, Gennaro Gattuso, Dado Prso and Arrigo Sacchi.

They’ll line up against an all-star team of Vancouver’s top soccer talent from past and present. The Zidane & Friends Canadian Soccer Tour is coming to Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium on Saturday, July 4, 2009.

Considered by critics to be one of the greatest footballers to ever play the beautiful game, Zidane played professionally in France, Italy and Spain and was a member of the French national team. Career accomplishments include helping France win the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 in addition to winning the 2002 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid. He is a three-time FIFA World Player of the Year.

The Vancouver AllStar Team is being assembled by coaches Ahcene Adlani and Frank Cucca. Adlani’s commitment to the development of soccer in Canada is such that he believes this tour will prove that Canada’s top athletes can stand up to the best players in the world.

“We are thrilled at the prospect of bringing this tour to Canada,” says Adlani, founder and director of Adlani Football Club. “Our Canadian players will have the match of their lives as Zidane & Friends bring some of the best players in the world to our doorstep.”

Tickets for the Zidane & Friends Canadian Soccer Tour in Vancouver go on sale Thursday, May 7th at 10:00 am and are available at the BC Place box office, all area Ticketmaster outlets, online at http://www.ticketmaster.ca or by phone at 604-280-4400. Prices are $29, $49, $79 & $99 plus service charges.

About Zidane & Friends Canadian Soccer Tour
Alessandro Costacurta played for AC Milan from 1987 – 2007 and for Italy in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, and was renowned as one of Italy’s greatest defenders. Franco Baresi led the AC Milan team and its defence for the best part of a decade and was named one of the “greatest living footballers” by FIFA. Ludovic Giuly is an attacking midfielder who has an explosive pace over short distances, which has led him to be a top scorer for several European teams. Samuel Eto’o is a Cameroonian footballer who is a striker for FC Barcelona. He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations and is widely regarded as the Greatest African footballer in history. Gennaro Gattuso is an Italian World Cup winning footballer who currently plays for AC Milan with whom he has twice won the UEFA Champions League. Dado Prso is the famous Croatian professional football striker who is best known for his successful years with the Glasgow Rangers. Coach Arrigo Sacchi is an Italian football coach and former head coach of the Italian national football team where he helped Italy reach the World Cup Final in 1994. He has twice been the manager of AC Milan, has managed Parma AC and Athletico Madrid and was appointed director of football at Spanish giants Real Madrid.

About Adlani
Adlani Football Academy was formed to promote and develop the enhancement of soccer players in Canada. Adlani’s programs include year-round development, summer camps and special events, tournaments and games and try out tours. Founded by Ahcene Adlani, who has more than 25 years soccer experience both playing and coaching soccer in Algeria, France, Russia and Canada, the Adlani Football Academy’s objective is to show each player how to fully enjoy the game through an exciting and enjoyable soccer environment. For information, please visit the Adlani Football Academy website.